Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
Total records: 294
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Anderson, Robert Michigan Kent 1970 1973 Theft Term of Years 4 years 2 Black Male 1973 03-04-2021
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Arroyo, Miguel New York Kings 1965 1966 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 1 42 Hispanic Male 1966
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1932
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1947
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Bell, Craig City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 0 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter Term of Years 35 Years 3 38 White Male 1960
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 Black Male 1929
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Biddings, Darrell Fed-IL 1975 1976 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 1 21 Black Male 1976
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault Term of Years 2 to 4 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 5 23 White Male 1920
Brooks, Riley Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 0 Black Male 1900
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986
Brown, Bradford Washington 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1986
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 3 51 White Male 1941
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 1 34 Don't Know Male 1982
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 15 years 4 25 White Male 1974 01-09-2023
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 29 White Male 1939
Carter, Nathaniel New York Queens 1982 1984 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 30 Black Male 1984
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 1 24 White Male 1939
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 3 21 White Male 1930
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 Don't Know Male 1936
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2 Black Male 1973
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 12 31 Don't Know Male 1911
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927
Coakley, Marion New York Bronx 1985 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 2 28 Black Male 1987
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 2 White Male 1890
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928
Comer, Willie Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 20 Don't Know Male 1962
Cooper, C.D. Marlboro 1921 1934 Murder Life 5 33 White Male 1926
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982
Craig, Alvin Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930
Cromwell, Oliver Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 13 White Male 1900
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 1 26 Don't Know Male 1940
Dabney, Condy Kentucky Harlan 1926 1927 Murder Life 1 31 White Male 1927
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0 43 White Male 1934
Donaldson, Elwin Wisconsin Dane 1982 1982 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 27 Black Male 1982 11-02-2022
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery Term of Years 2.5 years 0 Don't Know Male 1878 09-02-2022
Dove, Frank Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Dove, Fred Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Draper, Ayliff Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1931
Eaton, Roy Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 16 34 White Male 1956
Emery, Arthur King 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 20 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1954
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 15 Black Male 1983
Evans, Walter E. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 Don't Know Male 1931
Evans, Will Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 20 Black Male 1932
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024
Favor, Jack Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7 52 White Male 1974
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 38 White Male 1986
Feinberg, David New York New York 1936 1944 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 20 to 40 years 7 48 Don't Know Male 1943 07-06-2021
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2.5 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 to 5 years 0 22 White Male 1904
Forbes, Douglas Tennessee Washington 1975 1980 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 5 34 White Male 1980
Fossum, Steven Texas Harris 1984 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 12 years 2 23 White Male 1986
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 Hispanic Male 1924
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
Gideon, Clarence Earl Florida Bay 1961 1963 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 2 50 White Male 1963
Gilbert, John F. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1957
Gotti, Carmine J. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 21 White Male 1957
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905
Green, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1947 1957 Murder Life 10 35 Black Male 1957
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery Term of Years 7.5 years 0 White Male 1924
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 2 39 Don't Know Male 1974 09-15-2020